Oxford Blue (#002147)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 16.05:1 — vs black: 1.31:1

Color values

  • HEX #002147
  • RGB rgb(0, 33, 71)
  • HSL hsl(212, 100%, 27%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 53.52, 0, 72.16 )
  • Websafe #003333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #002147 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#472600
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#004547
#030047
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#470021
#214700
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#470300
#454700
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#470045
#472600
#004703
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Oxford Blue
#002147 Base
#000C1A
#000E1E
#003470
#004594
#0068E0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Oxford Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000C1A
#001023
#00142C
#001935
#001D3E
Oxford Blue #002147 Base
#00479A
#006EEC
#4099FF
#93C5FF
#E6F1FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #002147. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #002147;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #002147;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #002147;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #002147,
        #8E4C00
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #002147,
        #8E4C00
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$oxford-blue: #002147;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$oxford-blue-r: 0;
$oxford-blue-g: 33;
$oxford-blue-b: 71;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $oxford-blue;
    color: rgba($oxford-blue-r, $oxford-blue-g, $oxford-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Oxford Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #002147 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #1B1B47 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #1F1F47 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #002828 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #212121 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Oxford Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Oxford Blue #002147 Base
Space Cadet #1D2951 ΔE 4.45
Yankees Blue #1C2841 ΔE 5.21
Cool Black #002E63 ΔE 5.23
Royal Blue #002366 ΔE 5.72

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.